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  1. Nine of twelve
    This has nothing to do with quotablility, but the all-time most noteworthy choice between two alternatives: Ginger or Mary Ann? (Of course, the correct answer is either yes, or both.)
  2. Nine of twelve
    Didn't see the game. Haven't read these comments. Here's my take. I have enough confidence in Falvine to believe they believe Rocco has managerial talent. But all rookies, even talented ones, make mistakes. Sending a pitcher who is brand new to everything and everyone and who arrives during the third inning of his first game with his new team is probably not the best choice to enter the game in a save situation. At this point the best thing is to learn from the mistake and move on.
  3. Nine of twelve
    A broken record would be properly attributed in part to juiced baseballs, but the fact that the Twins have hit 10% more home runs than the team with the second most can be properly attributed completely to Twins batters.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Not to complain about 7-0 but should be 8-0 with a runner on first and one out.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Reverse jinx, prevention of Murphy's Law, call it whatever you want. Having him available just in case prevented "just in case" from happening.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I didn't realize that but even so, after last year there wasn't much buzz about our team.
  7. Nine of twelve
    The thing about his no-trade clause - keep in mind he signed his current contract in 2015. The Twins had not been in the postseason since 2010 and even though they hung around that season there was no indication that the team was about to become a serious contender. Now that things have changed I would guess he could be persuaded to waive it for us with little in the way of compensation. If you were a good pitcher wouldn't you want to have our offense working for you?
  8. Nine of twelve
    Three straight K's to end the inning. One by Hernandez, two by Gibson.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Angel Hernandez...........
  10. Nine of twelve
    I'll never be over this. It transcends time.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I don't know if this should be described as fun but it's worth mentioning. The AL Central is by far the worst division in baseball, currently 35 games below .500 as a group, with a winning percentage of .466. (In non-division games it's .440.) The next worst division is the AL East at -10 games. So this made me wonder if it's the worst division ever, and I found out that it's not even close. The AL West finished play in 1994 with a winning percentage of .437. (.417 outside the division.) Texas had the best record with a .456 winning percentage. However, as many of you have already realized, this is not quite official because in 1994 play was stopped on August 12 due to a players strike and never resumed. So this dubious distinction comes with an asterisk. BTW, extrapolating Texas' record to a 162-game schedule results in a record of 74-88. Can you imagine the apoplectic reactions that would have occurred, especially among baseball purists, if a team 14 games under .500 qualified for the postseason? It would have been supremely entertaining.
  12. Nine of twelve
    This is very similar to Sano's situation. He was injured for the last 2-3 months of 2017, had major surgery which rendered him unable to work out during that off-season, was therefore out of shape at the beginning of 2018 and never got things together. It was somewhat better for him during the most recent off-season but then there was the fluky heel injury and he had essentially no spring training. When he finally was activated the rust was painfully apparent, especially compared to everyone else who was in mid-season form. Now that he has had a chance to get his timing and conditioning up to speed we have been seeing a marked improvement in his performance. There's good reason to think not only that he won't regress but that he can continue to progress even further both at the plate and in the field. It is beyond me that so many people seem to think that the issues he had with his health were insignificant and feel that he should be traded or even, as many have advocated, DFA'd. He has 50-HR-per-season talent and a cannon for an arm. He's not a perfect fielder but he has the ability to be the best third baseman in baseball.
  13. Nine of twelve
    And they're still in second place.
  14. Nine of twelve
    Huh? There's still the ninth inning. Don't give up so easily.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Saw that one coming a mile away.
  16. Nine of twelve
    That's how my dad used to make them.
  17. Nine of twelve
    That's probably closer to a real Manhattan compared to what I like. I use Angostura bitters, also a little grenadine with a maraschino cherry garnish. I admit to being a bit of a wimp that way but it makes for a smooth cocktail.
  18. Nine of twelve
    What do you use for your Manhattans? I like CC, light and mild. I've never liked bourbon.
  19. Nine of twelve
    We had not chicken. I know better.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Good decision not to blow the challenge on the close play at first.
  21. Nine of twelve
    OK, Miguel, it's not illegal to score 8 runs in an inning.
  22. Nine of twelve
    OK Nelson, there are not 3 outs yet. No reason not to keep mashing.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Ein dinger!!!!!
  24. Nine of twelve
    LF thought there were 2 out. Looked like that to me anyway.
  25. Nine of twelve
    OK Buck, show us what you got.
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